Working with someone who is indifferent is incredibly frustrating. When I looked up the synonym of compassion it was indifference. This is why Jeff Weiner, the CEO of LinkedIn was recently ranked 12th by Glassdoor as one of the top 50 most well liked CEO’s, with an astounding approval rating of 93%.

He cares. He is a compassionate leader who realizes he’s not leading resources, but real human beings with minds, hearts & souls.

Earlier this year, Weiner spoke at the Wisdom 2.0 conference in San Francisco, where he explained that his “first principle of leadership” is what he calls “compassionate management.” It’s the simple-to-learn but difficult-to-master idea of using empathy to yield efficiency. He has obviously mastered the concept because feedback from his team about his leadership style is outstanding:

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